Bottle-stopper



(No Model.)

E. ALDOM.

BOTTLE STOPPER.

Patented Jan. 10,1882.

. UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

EDWARD ALDOM, OF BROOKLYN, New YORK.

BOTTLE-STOPPER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 252,006, dated January 10, 1882.

' Application filed June 1, 1881. (No model.)

handles were heretofore fastened by forcing the ends of a U-shaped wire at diametrically-opposite points through the cork until they protrude-at the bottom, where they are twisted together, the twisted portion being covered by sealing-wax or otherwise, so as to protect the wire against the action of acids, which forms an objectionable feature to this class of stoppers.

My invention is designed to attach a wire handle to the cork in such a manner that the bottom of the cork is kept intact, soas not to require a covering; and it consists ofa stopper in connection with a loop-shaped wire handle. the ends of which pass at or nearthe center of the top part in oblique direction through the stopper, the ends being anchored to the sides above the bottom; and in addition to the above the looped upper portion may be twisted to form a handle for the stopper. In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 rep resents a sectional side elevation of my improved stopper for medicine, perfumery, and other bottles, showing the mode of inserting the wire handle. Fig. 2 is a vertical central section of the same, showing the wire handle attached; and Fig. 3 is a side view of the stopper and handle.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

A in the drawings represents a stopper, of cork or other material; B, a handle, which is formed of wire or sheet metal of suitable thick-f ness. The wire blank is first bent into the shape of a U or loop, the ends being preferablythat the wire is thcrebysecurely anchored to the-cork. The upper part of the wire above the top of the cork is then twisted, as shown in Fig. 2, by which the proper strain is imparted to the ends within the cork. In.this manner a very reliable connection between the wire handle and cork stopper is obtained without injuring the bottom of the cork at all, so that no sealing or covering of the bottom is required. The contents of the bottle are conseqruentl y not brought in contact with the metal, ic handle, as the same is fully embedded into the cork above the lower portion of the same. y

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent 1. As an improvement in bottle-stoppers, the combination, with a cork stopper, of a loopshaped handle the ends of which pass at or near the center of the-top part in an oblique direction through the cork, and then anchor to the sides of the cork, above the bottom of the same, substantially as set forth.

2. As an improvement in bottle-stoppers, the combination, with a cork or other stopper, of

a loop-shaped wire handle the ends of which pass at or near the center of the top part in an oblique direction through the cork and anchor to the sides of the same, above the bottom, the upper looped portion being tightly twisted, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention I have signed my name, in presence of two witnesses, this 9th day of May, 1881.

Witnesses PAUL GoEPEL, CARL KARP.

EDWARD ALBUM. 

